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X Japan leader Yoshiki is launching another auction to benefit victims of the earthquake that devastated coastal areas of Japan in March. All proceeds from this auction will benefit Japan Relief. New items are being added weekly, so Noisecreep recommends that you check back as often as you can...

Michael Anthony is the kind of bassist that most hard rock bands would kill for. The former Van Halen, and current Chickenfoot member, not only knows how to anchor a groove, with his fluid bass lines, and tasteful fills, but he also has an almost angelic quality to his vocals, that compliments any s…

"Along with the TiVo, the iPod is the greatest invention of the 21st century," Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy told Noisecreep. "I remember a time not too long ago that when I'd leave to go on tour, I'd have to pack giant CD folders with 100s of CDs to keep me…

One jam session in Las Vegas brought Chickenfoot together, but chemistry is what's kept them together -- and that's what is leading to a second album. "Every time we play, we have a really good time, and we all play stuff that we'd never be able to play with our other bands," guitarist Joe…

Slash has put together an all-star collection of vocalists, from Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy to Chris Cornell and Avenged Sevenfold's M Shadows for his eponymous solo debut. But most of those heavyweight music stars have prior commitments with the band that made them rock icons...

Guitar Center is looking for the next great musician who sits behind a kit! The retailer has announced its star-studded lineup for the Drum-Off '09 Grand Finals, which is the search for the next great undiscovered drummer. Over 5,000 drummers tried out and the five best will battle it out in th…

By March, former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver axeman Slash will have his first solo album in stores, and according to one person who has heard material from the LP, "this album is going to be huge." When Slash initially revealed his plans to release a solo album, …

The band members of Chickenfoot are all about the classic hard rock feel in the new video for their song 'Sexy Little Thing.' Filmed primarily in black-and-white, the video features live performance shots of the group -- Van Halen's Sammy Hagar on vocals and Joe Satriani on guitar, bassist Michael …

For the last five years, it seems as though the entire Kiss Army lets out a collective grumble each fall, when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are announced for the coming year. Like the Moody Blues (who still aren't in the Hall) and Black Sabbath, who were ignored for years until their ind…